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All content by Benjamin Haines
Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is term-limited, gave his final State of the State address Monday, April 10, 2023, highlighting some of his victories as governor.

Opinion: John Bel Edwards is the most pro-life governor in the country

By Benjamin Haines
May 3, 2023
Self-Censorship Graphic Fitzmorris

Opinion: No one should be scared into self-censoring themselves in higher education

By Benjamin Haines
April 24, 2023
President Tate speaks on Thursday, April 7, 2022, during the LSU Memorial Tower Museum ceremony on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Yes President Tate, LSU has a lot of good, but that doesn’t excuse the problems

By Benjamin Haines
April 14, 2023
Candace Owens reaches out on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in the Student Union in Baton Rouge, La.

Head to Head: Candace Owens is a performance artist; conservatives deserve better

By Benjamin Haines
March 27, 2023
Day 3 of the Scholarship First bus tour included a Resiliency Tour in Lake Charles to view storm-affected areas with elected officials, local leaders, and LSU experts.

Opinion: President Tate’s ‘scholarship first’ agenda fundamentally ignores LSU humanities

By Benjamin Haines
March 24, 2023
Commuters wearing face masks walk along a street during the evening rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Opinion: ‘Follow the Science’ mentality was wrong about COVID-19 policymaking

By Benjamin Haines
March 18, 2023
Diversity Training Graphic

Opinion: It’s time to change our approach to diversity trainings

By Benjamin Haines
February 26, 2023
Full suits of samurai armor in an exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

Opinion: Across the world, life is losing its value

By Benjamin Haines
February 21, 2023
LSU President William F. Tate speaks with others Wednesday, April 20, 2022, during the annual LSU Day at the Capitol at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Grading President Tate’s administration, will he pass?

By Benjamin Haines
February 13, 2023
Change Your World Graphic

Opinion: Education is about expanding horizons and yourself

By Benjamin Haines
February 5, 2023
ChatGPT Graphic

Opinion: Will ChatGPT be the end of the college essay?

By Benjamin Haines
January 29, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the crowd gathered on the beach ramp, Wednesday Jan. 18, 2023 during a presser where he presented Volusia County officials with a multi million dollar check for beach erosion projects. (David Tucker/The Daytona Beach News-Journal via AP)

Opinion: To win the culture war, the Right needs to get back to the university’s roots

By Benjamin Haines
January 18, 2023
It's the White House.

Opinion: Stop calling America a democracy, it’s not

By Benjamin Haines
January 13, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in Japan in May 2016. The prime minister has publicly supported medically-assisted death.

Opinion: Canada’s medically assisted death for mental health problems is a ‘joyless quest for joy’

By Benjamin Haines
December 6, 2022
FILE - President Donald Trump talks to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, Fla., March 29, 2019. 

Opinion: Republicans should steer clear of Trump’s 2024 presidential run

By Benjamin Haines
November 21, 2022
LSU Associate Professor of English Chris Barrett speaks with those in attendance on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at the Humanities and Social Sciences strategic meeting inside Hodges Hall on Field House Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Positive changes to LSU are leaving the humanities behind

By Benjamin Haines
November 12, 2022
Attorney General of Louisiana Jeff Landry addresses the room on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in the Student Union in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Attorney General Jeff Landry misinterprets the American founding

By Benjamin Haines
October 31, 2022
The sun sets behind Tiger Stadium on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, on West Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Post-COVID-19 learning needs stricter academic standards

By Benjamin Haines
October 24, 2022
LSU football head coach Brian Kelly greets fans Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: It’s too early to tell if Brian Kelly is worth the money

By Benjamin Haines
October 20, 2022
LSU students walk out of the Quad on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

DO NOT PUBLISH: PRINT VERSION: Don’t feel forced to celebrate student loan forgiveness

By Benjamin Haines
October 16, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. 

Opinion: Don’t feel forced to celebrate student loan forgiveness

By Benjamin Haines
October 12, 2022
Priests Mathew Dunn, left, and Andrew Merrick, right, pose together at Christ the King Church.

Opinion: Pro-lifers need to get back to their movement’s roots

By Benjamin Haines
October 6, 2022
Clouds pass over Memorial Tower on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, on Tower Dr on LSU Campus.

Opinion: We criticize LSU because we love it

By Benjamin Haines
October 3, 2022
An elevator tacked with a sign labeled "ELEVATOR UNDER MAINTENANCE" sits stationary on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, inside LSU’s Audubon Hall in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Mold, icy offices, broken elevator: Conditions for psychology grad students show deeper issues

By Benjamin Haines
September 22, 2022
LSU environmental science sophomore Peter Kelly studies on Friday, Sep. 9, 2022, in the LSU library, Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Three tips for your first college paper from someone who grades them

By Benjamin Haines
September 14, 2022
Opinion: Conservatism isn't defined by liberal caricature, sins of some MAGA Republicans

Opinion: Conservatism isn’t defined by liberal caricature, sins of some MAGA Republicans

By Benjamin Haines
September 8, 2022
A cardboard sign marked with "WARNING: ASBESTOS" covers the floor in Himes Hall during the fall 2020 semester.

Opinion: LSU infrastructure problems create ‘disheartening’ conditions for grad students

By Benjamin Haines
August 31, 2022